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New Yorker to Launch New Online Verticals Former BuzzFeed editor to oversee tech content

The New Yorker, which has launched several new Web channels over the past year, is continuing its digital expansion with the launch of two new channels—one dedicated to Science and…

January 31, 2013, 8:28 PM EST

First Mover: McKay Coppins The BuzzFeed editor on getting out of the campaign bubble

Specs Age 25 New gig Political editor, BuzzFeed Old gig Political reporter, BuzzFeed What’s your role as BuzzFeed’s political editor? It’s to build on the momentum the politics section gained in 2012. Which is…

January 21, 2013, 12:03 AM EST

Fast Chat: Michael Hastings Can't Quit the Campaign Trail BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone reporter on Obama, Reddit, and winning elections

If the first draft of political history was written on Twitter during the 2012 presidential election, Michael Hastings wasn't far behind with his attempt at the second. Wasting no time…

January 16, 2013, 8:52 AM EST

Cinemax Premieres Entire First Episode of New Show as Animated GIFs 'Banshee' makes jerky debut on BuzzFeed

TV viewers don't have to work for much. That's the whole point. But those eager to check out Cinemax's new drama Banshee before its Friday premiere—and who don't mind doing…

January 10, 2013, 4:18 PM EST

Why Native Ads Are Bad News for Some Agencies Publishers, clients pose a threat to creative shops

When Capital One set out to endear itself with entrepreneurs, it enlisted Forbes to create blog posts on its behalf about cybercrime and other scourges of small business. Likewise, UPS…

January 8, 2013, 6:10 AM EST

BuzzFeed Lands $19.3 Million Funding Round Social news site hopes new cash will keep it dominant well past 2013

Just under a year after announcing its last big funding round, the ever-expanding BuzzFeed said Thursday morning that it has raised a $19.3 million round of Series D financing, led…

January 3, 2013, 8:00 AM EST

Randi Zuckerberg Inadvertently Promotes Facebook's New Privacy Controls Vox Media staffer tweets Facebook pic of CEO's sibling, confusion ensues

Throughout its short history, Facebook has encountered flare-ups over its users’ privacy. People have complained about their wall posts being published for all (their friends) to see in the then-new News…

December 26, 2012, 12:49 PM EST

Taco Bell's Digital Guacamole Dips heartily into social to debut new appetizers

Can apps sell appetizers? Taco Bell aims to fill its digital belly to find out, launching a campaign today to push new appetizer menu items. It combines a hearty mix…

December 20, 2012, 3:02 PM EST

Old Media, New Tricks Can The New York Times' R&D Lab tech-heads help save the battered news brand?

"You’ll notice we’ve got lots of electronics around—most of which we’ve taken apart,” says New York Times R&D Lab creative technologist Alexis Lloyd, casually sidestepping two turquoise exercise balls. Walking…

November 27, 2012, 4:09 AM EST

Could Tumblr Save Web Publishing? Post Sandy, a growing number of editors see the platform serving as the ultimate CMS

Last month, as storm surges from Hurricane Sandy inundated lower Manhattan, Datagram, a New York-based media ISP, watched as its basement full of severs took on over five feet of…

November 20, 2012, 12:48 PM EST

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